Apparatus for moving coal.



No. 837,113. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906. B. PHILLIPS. APPARATUS FOR MOVINGGOAL.

APPLICATION FILED JULYSI. 1906.

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E. PHILLIPS.

APPARATUS FOR MOVING GOAL.

APYLIOATION FILED JULYSI, 1906.

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No. 887,1 1s.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed July 31, 1906. Serial No. 328.586.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELI PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oglesby, in the county of Lasalle, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for MovingCoal; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others killed inthe art to which it appertains to ake and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for conveying slack coal from mines,elevators, or the like, and has for its object to provide a device ofthis nature including a conveyer which may be moved from its operativeposition for examination, cleaning, or repair and that without thenecessity of disconnecting the remainder of the machine.

The invention further resides in the provision of a novel constructionof driveshaft and which is movable to permit shifting of the conveyerproper.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of theinvention, showing the conveyer in operative position. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the conveyer in inoperative position, and F 3 is anend elevation of the same.

Referring more specifically, to the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes acoal-chute of any desired construction, and 6 a gate which' is slidablylocated in the lower end thereof i and is designed at times to preventdelivery of coal from the chute.

Mounted upon suitable supports 7, beneath the loiver end of the chuteand extending beyond the same upon opposite sides thereof, are tracks 8,which serve to support a .convever, which will now be described. Thesaid conveyer comprises a cylindrical casin 9, which is supported ateach of its ends by means of standards 10, at the lower ends of whichare journaled wheels 11, which travel upon the tracks 8 and permitshifting of the conveyer longitudinally of the tracks and from beneaththe chute 5. The conveyer-casing 9 isprovided adjacent its rear tionbeneath the chute 5 lies directly beneath the open lower end thereof toreceive the discharge therefrom, and leading downwardly from the underside of the casing at its forward end is a delivery-spout 13, thepurpose of which will presently be explained.

Mounted within the casin 9 for rotation is a shaft 14, carrying a s iraconyeyer-blade 15, and one end of the s aft is extended beyond the rearend of the casing and'is provided with a bevel-gear 16. The saidbevelgear 16 is normally in mesh with a similar gear 17, carried at theupper end of a vertical shaft 18, which is adjustably mounted in apower-sleeve shaft 19 and is held for rotation therewith and in positionto drive the shaft 14 by means of set-screws 21. From the foregoin itwill be understood that the shaft 18, toget er with its bevel-gear 17,may be lowered to permit shifting of the conveyer for repairs orexamination when necessary.

The spout. 13 when the conveyer is in operative position is arranged todischarge into a spout 22, which communicates with a blast tube 23,having located therein a blast-nozzle 24, leading from a source ofair-supplyt (Not shown.) The end of the nozzle is located below andslightl in rear of the lower endof 'mally to receive from said chute anddischarge into said blast device, said conveyer being movable out ofposition to receive from said chute.

2. The combination with a chute and a blast device, of a conveyerarranged normally to receive from said chute and discharge into saidblast device, said conveyer being movable to ino erat ive position, anda power-shaft arrange to operate said conveyer and being movable topermit movement thereof.

3. Thecombination with a chute. and a I blast device,- of a, co'nveyerarranged nor- In testimony whereof I efiix my signature mally to receivefrom said chute, and disin presence of two Witnesses.

charge into said blast device, said conveyer ELI PHILLIPS being movablein inoperative position, and

5 means for operating said conveyer, said Witnesses:

meanspeing novable to permit movement ELMER HANPINT, of said conveyer. lW. M. ALLEN.

